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-1-1The Emerson String Quartet: The Bartók Quartetshttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=251033
Explore the six string quartets of Bela Bart&oacute;k through the vision of the Emerson String Quartet in this amalgamation of video footage, written commentary, and animated score. Much of the video was taken during a workshop given by the Emerson members in 2003 and has been supplemented with additional video of Emerson members and others speaking about the quartets.<br /><br />This site is intended for performers who are preparing these pieces as well as listeners and concertgoers who wish to learn more about the Bart&oacute;k quartets and about the many musical decisions that must be made in order to perform these demanding works.Sat, 21 Apr 2007 17:46:09 GMTWeill Music Institute at Carnegie HallBach Mass in B Minorhttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=585799
<p>A new-media collaboration between the Hinkle Charitable Foundation, Northern Arizona University, the University of Oregon, the Oregon Bach Festival, and Hänssler Classic. The site contains:</p><p>• Helmuth Rilling conducting the Gächinger Kantorei and the Bach-Collegium Stuttgart in their 1999 recording of the Mass in B Minor, courtesy of Hänssler Classic.</p><p>• A digital reproduction of Insel Verlag&#39;s 1924 photo-facsimile of Bach&#39;s autograph manuscript of the Mass integrated with the Rilling audio, courtesy of Suhrkamp Insel Verlag and Yo Tomita at Queen&#39;s University, Belfast.</p><p>• Gordon Paine&#39;s translation (commissioned for this project) of Helmuth Rilling&#39;s 200-page book, Johann Sebastian Bach&#39;s B-Minor Mass. The book contains 156 musical examples from the Mass and the Cantatas, each integrated with score and audio, courtesy of Hänssler Classic.</p><p>• Three and one-half hours of video of lecture-concerts from the Oregon Bach Festival&#39;s Discovery Series of 2010, where Helmuth Rilling introduces and explains, with live performance examples, the five parts of the Mass.</p><p>• Bach&#39;s personal monogram as a color-filled teaching tool highlighting the compositional timeline, styles, practices, genres, forms, and performances forces of the Mass, as well as brief descriptions of each movement.</p><p>• Over 200 cuepoints of topical discussions linked to the score, including 110 on-point video examples from the Discovery Series.</p><p>• Ten (and more to be added) articles and book chapters contributed by leading Bach scholars commenting on the Bach&#39;s legacy and the Mass in B Minor.</p>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:20:47 GMTTim Smith; http://oregonbachfestival.com/digitalbach/credits Northern Arizona University; Oregon Bach FestivalDSO Kidshttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=79606
DSOKids is the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's magical doorway to a world of musical fun and learning for students, parents and teachers. The site's mission is to provide attractive, accessible and child-friendly resources that introduce symphonic music, the orchestra and its instruments, and to encourage both adults and young people to explore the world of the symphony orchestra.Tue, 01 Jul 2003 07:00:00 GMTSchmidt, Jessica Dallas Symphony OrchestraSan Francisco Symphony Kid's Sitehttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=78857
No description givenTue, 04 Mar 2003 08:00:00 GMTSan Francisco Symphony Education Department; 415 Inc; Bogus ProductionsThe Young Person's Guide to the Orchestrahttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=270538
Interactive introduction to the orchestra using Britten&#39;s famous work. Sounds, animations, multiple examples and interactive game.Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:42:18 GMTThe Weill Music InstituteAmerica's Jazz Heritagehttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=75414
America's Jazz Heritage Website is part of a project generated by a partnership of the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution that is focussed on the preservation and presentation of the history of jazz. This site includes audio clips, interviews, schedules of exhibitions and performances, extensive bibliographies, and links to related sites.Tue, 14 Dec 1999 08:00:00 GMTSmithsonian Institution Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and Smithsonian InstitutionMusic Theory Learning Objects for Drill and Practicehttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=728519
<p><em>Music Theory Learning Objects for Drill and Practice</em> is a series of 16 interactive objects providing drills on primary and advanced music theory. Types of questions include aural identification (chord, interval recognition and error detection) and theory rudiments (write and identify key signatures, intervals, chords, measure completion and scales). These objects provide a comprehensive space for music theory practice, drawing random questions from a bank of literally thousands of possibilities. For each question, students are provided with the option of showing the answer, which may be in text, or in showing the placement of notes on a staff, depending on the question. </p>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:55:31 GMTGlen Collins; Distance Education, Learning and Teaching Support Memorial University of Newfoundland, CanadaScience of Musichttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=85836
This site engages the learner using enticing questions and interactive objects to allow creating and experimenting with sounds.Fri, 10 Feb 2006 08:00:00 GMTLowell Robinson, Project Director The ExploratoriumThe Encyclopedia of Traditional Celtic Musichttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=83109
Created by two performers of Celtic music, the Encyclopedia of traditional Celtic Music covers a variety of topics from Celtic music history and theory to the use of vibrato.Wed, 09 Feb 2005 08:00:00 GMTMichael Robinson The Standing StonesBach Goldberg Variationshttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=661474
<p>A new-media collaboration between the Hinkle Charitable Foundation, Northern Arizona University, the University of Oregon, the Oregon Bach Festival, Ivory Classic and Linn Records. The site contains:</p><p>• Matthew Halls (harpsichord) and David Korevaar (piano) performances of the Goldberg Variations, courtesy of Linn Records and Ivory Classics respectively.</p><p>• Jeffrey Hall (synthesizer) performance of Bach&#39;s fourteen canon addendum to the Goldberg Variations.</p><p>• A photo-facsimile of the first edition (1741) of the Goldberg Variations courtesy of Yo Tomita at Queen&#39;s University, Belfast. This copy was once owned by Nicolaus Forkel, Bach&#39;s first biographer</p><p>• Bach&#39;s personal monogram as a color-filled teaching tool highlighting the styles, practices, genres, forms, and structure of the Goldberg, as well as brief descriptions of each variation.</p><p>• Over 60 cuepoints, linked to the score, with commentary on each variation by Matthew Halls and David Korevaar.</p><p>• Six essays on the structure and meaning of the Goldberg Variations by Tim Smith</p>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:13:40 GMTTim Smith Northern Arizona UniversityLullabies of the World. A project of the European Choral Association - Europa Cantathttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=1022110
<p>Recordings and transcriptions of&nbsp;Lullabies from all over the world.</p>Mon, 04 May 2015 15:39:24 GMTCarus Verlag and the VOICE projectSan Francisco Symphony: Keeping Scorehttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=749812
<p><span>The Keeping Score web site is designed to give people of all musical backgrounds an opportunity to explore the music and life of the composers featured in the </span><em>Keeping Score</em><span> television series in depth, and at their own pace. Extensive audio, video, and critically acclaimed interactive material explores each composer’s scores and pertinent musical techniques as well as the personal and historical stories behind them in a user-friendly way. The site is designed to appeal particularly to high school, college and university music appreciation students and their teachers, and its interactive learning tools offer a unique and in-depth online learning experience. The site also includes a historical timeline that takes users deeper into the eight individual composers’ political, social, and cultural milieus as well as downloadable lesson plans created by teachers who have experienced the</span><em>Keeping Score </em><span>Education program.</span></p>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:35:49 GMTSan Francisco SymphonyThe Best Jazz Videoshttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=848598
<p>An enjoyable listening experience and impressive collection of YouTube Jazz Videoes (4-5 minutes in duration) created by Jazz enthusiasts that showcase Jazz instrumental improvisations, Jazz artists, and Jazz perioids.&nbsp;</p>Thu, 27 Mar 2014 21:26:57 GMTBest Jazz Videos Staff The Best Jazz VideosThe Classical MIDI Connectionhttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=91283
The Classical MIDI Connection is designed for classical music enthusiasts. It provides an easy method of accessing MIDI sequences of classical music. This ease of access and fine examples are also an educational opportunities for teachers and students. You can browse the site and listen to and/or save any of the sequences available. The site also features an impressive MIDI library with music organized by Renaisssance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionistic, Twentieth, New Composers, Choral Connection, X-mas Connection, Recent Additions, and Composers. There is a MIDI Support section and many, many links to related resources.Sat, 02 Sep 2000 07:00:00 GMTMIDIWorld MIDIWorldBBC - Orchestra Guidehttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=228537
An introduction to orchestral instruments.Tue, 21 Nov 2006 12:44:29 GMTBBC OrchestrasSymphony No. 9 From the New World by Antonin Dvorakhttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=270540
Interactive animation and listening guide to Dvorak famous symphony.Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:48:00 GMTThe Weill Music InstituteBach to Schoolhttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=1057638
<p>&#34;Bach to School&#34; is open-content curriculum that threads its way through four summative works of J. S. Bach. Designed for a hybrid web course or MOOC, it also works well in a traditional classroom. The curriculum has 61 listening and reading modules with ten questions at the end of each. These can be forwarded to instructors online. The recommended pace for a traditional semester is four modules per week, or mini-sessions can be broken out, in any order, as follows:</p>
<ul><li>Well-Tempered Clavier - 25 modules in 6 weeks</li><li>St. Matthew Passion - 12 modules in 3 weeks</li><li>Goldberg Variations - 12 modules in 3 weeks</li><li>Mass in B Minor - 12 modules in 3 weeks</li></ul>
<p>You can use &#39;Bach to School&#39; for educational non-profit purposes. While the content is open, various linked resources are proprietary to their respective owners as indicated at <a href="http://digitalbach.com/credits" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://digitalbach.com/credits</a> and other linked pages. The curriculum of &#39;Bach to School&#39; was made by, and is the intellectual property of, Timothy A. Smith, who teaches in the School of Music at Northern Arizona University. &#39;Bach to School&#39; is dedicated to Hal Hinkle, good friend who makes cool things happen.</p>Wed, 19 Aug 2015 15:29:38 GMTTimothy Alan Smith Northern Arizona UniversityEvelyn Glennie: How to truly listenhttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=749847
<p>A TED video of Evelyn Glennie presenting her ideas on listening. This video is an excellent point of departure for student discussions on listening and the nature and purpose of music and music making. It is also an excellent model for students preparing outreach programs.</p>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:05:59 GMTTED presentation videoFlash Activitieshttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=589402
<p>Various videos, animations, and interactive activities for Biology, Communications, Psychology, Music, Nursing, and Human Resources Management.</p>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:56:52 GMTChris Manuel; Sandra Law; Shauna Reckseidler-Zenteno Athabasca University; Athabasca UniversitySaint Paul Chamber Orchestra Listening Libraryhttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=749808
<p><span>The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, founded in 1959, is widely regarded as one of the finest chamber orchestras in the world. In this free Listening Library, enjoy performances of more than 250 compositions written from 1691 to 2011.</span></p>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:27:48 GMTSaint Paul Chamber OrchestraThe Power of Musichttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=294932
This is the final lecture by Daniel Barenboim as part of the Reith Lectures at the BBC. Barenboim argues that music should be seen as a metaphor for life, capable of demonstrating the great qualities of leadership.Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:14:17 GMTBBCInternet Renaissance Bandhttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=91389
Midi (musical instrument digital interface) files of music from the late Middle Ages and the RenaissanceFri, 21 Jan 2000 08:00:00 GMTCurtis Clark Biological Sciences Dept., California State Polytechnic Univ., PomonaPiano Societyhttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=495980
<p>Piano Society offers artists free space, bandwidth, and a personal biography page by which they are being presented. There are 197 pianists at Piano Society, who have uploaded more than 4,500 recordings by 214 different composers. This means endless hours of good quality recorded music available for free.</p>Sun, 10 Oct 2010 15:19:52 GMTJoffrey Wallaart; Erik Helling; Robert Stahlbrand Piano Society; Piano Society; Piano SocietyMusic Animation Machinehttps://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=749798
<p> </p><p>The Music Animation Machine provides visual reference for musical lines, from very simple to complex. The developer of this system states that the program was developed from his own personal interest in being able to visualize multiple musical lines at one time, hearing and seeing together the progression of musical material. There are many offerings on this YouTube channel, and one can see the development of the program as well, as visualizations have become more granular. Some include bar lines, some show impingment of notes, and decay of sound. Colors indicate individual voices within multiple lines, and the viewer/listener is able to practice following one line, move out to view the overall musical fabric and to gain skill in micro and macro viewing/listening. I use these visualization videos in Introduction to Music, and find students fascinated by the visual display. I have also shared many of these with my professional musician colleagues who are equally fascinated.</p><p>Selections include a wide range of musical repertory from piano solo, chamber, and orchestral literature.</p><p>For an interesting YouTube video from the author of these many musical visualizations, that outlines his development of this musical tool, see: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQfzNJGnqnw">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQfzNJGnqnw</a></p>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:15:40 GMTStephen Malinowski